Drivers will be slowed down to 10mph around key Manchester route under Clean Air Zone plans

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Council bosses want to slow drivers down to 10mph around a key city centre road as part of the new Clean Air Zone (CAZ). In order to bring pollution levels down, council bosses need to slow vehicles down to ‘a maximum 10mph flow on local roads feeding into A34 Quay Street’, according to a new Manchester council document.

But motorists in and around Quay Street will not be subject to a 10mph speed limit as the authority does not have the power to do so.

Instead, other measures to put the brakes on will be looked at — like speed bumps and single lane filters — to discourage motorists driving through town, the Local Democracy Reporting Service understands. Try MEN Premium now with our amazing New Year offer...

just click here to give it a go. A report to the council’s environment committee said: "Modelling on this section has shown achieving a maximum 10mph flow on local roads feeding into A34 Quay Street to be an effective means of reducing traffic volumes on adjacent routes, and therefore delivering air quality benefits on Quay Street and delivering compliance at this exceedance site.